Alumni Spotlight: Sakura Nomiyama
ADHT alumna Sakura Nomiyama has been very busy since graduating from the MA in the History of Design and Curatorial Studies Program in 2016! Since...
Design Studies MA
Drawing on the breadth and depth of expertise in design theory and practice at Parsons, this new Master of Arts program is an opportunity to explore design as both a field of scholarly research and an agent of social change.
June 15, 2016 daren
Susan Yelavich on the ‘Why’ Behind Design, the New Academic Year, & her Latest Book
Susan Yelavich, Associate Professor and Director of the MA Design Studies program, returns this fall after a year-long sabbatical. We catch up with Professor Yelavich…
June 1, 2016 ADHT admin
MA Design Students Exhibit ‘Provocative Products’ at Parsons Festival
By Claudia Marina Within the design milieu, critical and interrogative design speaks loudly in modern times. It has to, for new ethical and environmental problems…
May 23, 2016 ADHT admin
MA Design Studies Students Want You To #SeeRikers
By Claudia Marina How often do you see Riker’s? For most in New York City, unless you or your loved have worked or lived on…
May 20, 2016 daren
Lisa Stenhaug of Design Studies on Andrea Zittel’s Wagon Station Encampment & Challenging “what is”
As research for her capstone, Lisa Stenhaug, MA Design Studies ‘16, stayed at artist Andrea Zittel’s Wagon Station Encampment in Joshua Tree, California for one week…
May 19, 2016 daren
Lisa Merk of Design Studies reflects on her award-winning project REMIND ME & more
Lisa Merk, MA Design Studies ‘17, was recently the recipient of the New Talent Award from A&W Magazine, a German architecture and lifestyle magazine, for…
April 26, 2016 ADHT admin
April 26, 2016 ADHT admin
Latin America Documentary Screenings: Discussions of Space
Over the month of April, MA Design Studies student Laura Belik, in conjunction with the Design Studies Forum, organized the “Latin America Documentary Screenings: Discussions…
March 9, 2016 Parsons Web Admin
In the World of Medical Apps, Bridging the Divide Between Designers and Clinicians
Melissa Wiskin, Design Studies ’16, completed a stint in the Peace Corps in Zambia, where she learned about the power of mobile technology to dispense…
February 3, 2016 Admin
Jilly Traganou to give two talks on counter-Olympic dissent
Associate Professor of Spatial Design Studies, Jilly Traganou, has a productive February ahead of her. On Saturday, February 6th, she will travel to Washington DC,…
January 26, 2016 Admin
Sarah Lichtman succeeds Jilly Traganou as Book Reviews Editor of The Journal of Design History
2015 marked the end of Associate Professor in Spatial Design, Jilly Traganou’s tenure as Reviews Editor of The Journal of Design History. Traganou will be…
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